Compass Community Center is the LGBTQ+ community center for Palm Beach County, Florida. Our mission is to engage, empower and enrich the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people and those impacted by HIV and AIDS. We serve all ages, from youth to elders, and provide a wide range of services including individual and group mental health services, support groups, HIV prevention and education, youth programming, elder programming, and medical and non-medical case management for people living with HIV. Social work interns have in the past focused their efforts in one or more of four departments: HIV Prevention and Education, HIV case. management, mental health, and youth programming. For mental health placements we accept MSW specialist interns, and for case management and prevention placements we also accept MSW generalist interns.

Special Placement Information:

The Agency is accepting MSW 2nd year and Advanced Standing Clinical Students, Part-time MSW.  Compass' operating hours are Monday - Friday 9:00am - 8:00pm and Saturdays 2:00pm - 6:00pm. We are closed on major holidays. Evening and weekend hours are available for internships within our open hours. The agency is accessible by local bus lines and a 15-minute walk from the Tri-Rail train.  Audio taping is permitted but not required for a mental health internship, unless required by the student's graduate program. Any audio recordings must be kept on-site in a locked cabinet following HIPPA guidelines and erased as soon as practicable following use in supervision.  If students are covered under their school for liability insurance, they are not required to carry individual policies.  MSW student interns are not required to have transportation, other than to get to Compass reliably for their internship. For required off-site activities, the agency will reimburse for travel from the Center, and encourages carpooling. No stipend is available for the MSW internships.